A locally grown solution for period poverty
Enlarge / Sisal is an invasive species that is also grown agriculturally. (credit: Chris Hellier) Women and girls across much of the developing world lack access to menstrual products. This…
The quest to turn basalt dust into a viable climate solution
Enlarge (credit: Lithos Carbon) Mary Yap has spent the last year and a half trying to get farmers to fall in love with basalt. The volcanic rock is chock full…
EcoFlow Glacier review: a solar-powered fridge, freezer, and ice maker
Fire and ice make everything nice. Continue reading…
Microsoft’s Edge Copilot AI can’t really summarize every YouTube video
Image: The Verge One feature added to Microsoft’s AI Copilot in the Edge browser this week is the ability to generate text summaries of videos. But Edge Copilot’s time-saving feature…
Hubble back in service after gyro scare—NASA still studying reboost options
Enlarge / The Hubble Space Telescope viewed from Space Shuttle Atlantis during a servicing mission in 2009. (credit: NASA) The Hubble Space Telescope resumed science observations on Friday after ground…
EU agrees to landmark rules on artificial intelligence
Enlarge / EU Commissioner Thierry Breton talks to media during a press conference in June. (credit: Thierry Monasse | Getty Images) European Union lawmakers have agreed on the terms for…
HP printer app is installing on PCs whether they have HP printers or not
Enlarge / The HP LaserJet M106w is one of the printer models that is mysteriously appearing for some users in Windows 10 and 11. (credit: HP) Earlier this month, Microsoft…
Apple appears to have blocked Beeper Mini’s iMessage app in less than a week
Enlarge / Beeper Mini’s promises of “Blue bubbles” on Android seemed to have been nixed by a certain Cupertino-based firm on Friday. (credit: Beeper) Beeper Mini, the Android app born…
FDA approves first CRISPR therapy—here’s how it works against sickle cell
Enlarge / This digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the comparative ultrastructural morphology between normal red blood cells (RBCs), and a sickle cell RBC (left) found in…
Revisiting the Ford Mustang Mach-E—how’s the pony EV doing 3 years later?
Enlarge / The Ford Mustang Mach-E is now in its third year of production, so it felt like a good idea to see how it’s maturing. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) When…